Barrio Gótico in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

fotògrafs Napoleon

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 2022

1. fotògrafs Napoleon Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Aquí s'instal·là l'estudi dels

fotògrafs Napoleon,

anys 1853-1933

i es realitzà la primera projecció
cinematogràfica a Barcelona, amb un apparell Lumière, el 10-12-1896.

(English translation:)

Here at this location was the studio of Photographers Napoleon (1853-1933), where the first projection of film in Barcelona was achieved with a Lumière projector on October 12, 1896.

Erected 2011 by Ajuntament de Barcelona.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is October 12, 1896.

Location. 41° 22.68′ N, 2° 10.574′ E. Marker is in Barcelona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in Barrio Gótico. Marker is on La Rambla, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: La Rambla 18, Barcelona, Cataluña 08002, Spain. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Agustí Bartra i Lleonart (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Tablao Flamenco Cordobes (about 150 meters away); Frederic Chopin

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(about 150 meters away); Sociedad de Atracción de Forasteros (about 180 meters away); Ocaña (about 240 meters away); Josep Anselm Clavé (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Hans Christian Andersen (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Pere Pruna (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barcelona.

Also see . . . Fotògrafs Napoleon (Wikipedia, in Catalan).

Excerpts (in translation): "Antonio Fernández Soriano (Albacete, April 24, 1827 - Barcelona, February 3, 1916) and Anne Tiffon Cassan (Narbonne, March 18, 1831 - Barcelona, July 22, 1912) known as Napoleon Photographers . They were two professional portrait photographers of the 19th century who began their work in Barcelona in 1851 and lasted until its definitive closure in 1968. It consisted of a family business with photographic studios in Barcelona and Madrid....In 1896, the Napoleons acquired a film projector and became the representatives of the Casa Lumière in Barcelona, becoming the first cinematographers in the city. The cinema, called Cinématographe Lumière, with
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 2022

2. fotògrafs Napoleon Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here on the left side of the entrance, below the big red "B". It's easy to miss.
a capacity for about two hundred people, plus fifty preferred seats and located on the ground floor of the family home on the Rambla de Santa Monica, was inaugurated on December 20, 1896. From 1897 to 1905, films were shown at a price of one peseta per session (half an hour). Given the success of his cinema on the Rambla, opened another room in the Paral·lel in 1901 next to the now defunct Café Circ Espanyol. The film business was abandoned in 1908 in the face of growing competition."

(Submitted on May 14, 2022.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 89 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.